I think i have been scammed!!

jj453

Hi there,
Firstly, I would recommend logging your complaint with Humberside Police as they are local to his current/last know residence and therefore are most likely to deal with this issue (the more information that you can provide to them the better). Also, log your complaint with Companies Investigation Branch & Consumer Direct/Trading Standards who are currently in the process of gathering all the evidence on NATHAN HUDSON / NATHAN SCOTT and his illegitimate businesses.
FYI, I got my Refund via Chargeback 'For Goods not Recevied' with my Bank (Barclays), you will probably be able to do this also as it doesn't strictly have to be a Credit Card that you had registered with Paypal when you made your payment. Your bank will then take care of the investigation
Regards

scanlanl

Hi
I tried in vane to get help from ebay and paypal. I then went to my bank and they said no problem and recovered the funds ... I was much happier until paypal started sending me emails asking for teh money and now saying they may use ' other remedies' to do so !!! ??
What do I do now as this money is rightfully mine ???
I ma choosing to ignore them but not quite sure what they mean 'other remedies' !!

susyq41

scanlanl wrote: »

Hi
I tried in vane to get help from ebay and paypal. I then went to my bank and they said no problem and recovered the funds ... I was much happier until paypal started sending me emails asking for teh money and now saying they may use ' other remedies' to do so !!! ??
What do I do now as this money is rightfully mine ???
I ma choosing to ignore them but not quite sure what they mean 'other remedies' !!

If the Bank did a Chargeback for you, then that money is yours, and they will pursue the investigation to get the money back from the Con Man, the only time that the bank would reclaim the money back is if they discovered that you had already received a Refund from Xcite. Paypal have absolutely no right to your money - I would ring them and ask why they think the money is theirs - whilst you are on the phone you could remind them that they and Ebay failed to warn hundreds of Ebayers about this Scam and as a result have already avoided hundreds or Paypal Protection Claims for the customers who exceeded their 45 day claim period. You may also wish to direct them to this forum!!

scanlanl

thank you for the reply ... I certainly do feel much happier now and will ring paypal and do exactly what you have suggested.
Thanks again
Lee

susyq41

scanlanl wrote: »

thank you for the reply ... I certainly do feel much happier now and will ring paypal and do exactly what you have suggested.
Thanks again
Lee

Don't forget to log your complaint with Humberside Police & Trading Standards, and hopefully we'll hear news of his capture soon!! Regards

jj453

If anyone would like to give Nathan a call for an explanation, I have been given his Home phone number, just send me a personal message and I'll give it to you.

Regards

mrio720

I was scammed by this man in a different way. I was employed by him (under the name of Nathan Scott) to work at his new company, Xcite Travel, at the beginning of February. Over two months, I worked from home building a website that was never put on the internet, and I was never paid a penny in wages. What I did get was this man signing me up to three mobile phone contracts, and in April, trying to take over £600 from my bank account by direct debit. Everything was reported to the S!!!!horpe branch of Humberside Police.

A week before the money was taken and I learned the truth, the police visited my home at nearly midnight, and demanded to see a "Nathan Hudson". This name meant nothing to me, and they eventually left. After looking at his home address on the electoral register (for I had visited his home in Cottingham, Hull, for this was where the Xcite Travel business was originally being run), I too discovered that the family name was Hudson, with a Nathan S. Hudson having lived there.

Everything that I've found out has been reported to Humberside police. O2, one of the two phone companies involved, has already completed its investigation and has released me from the contract, saying that the account was certainly fraudulent.

I have been keeping a track of Mr Hudson's movements, and under the company Rainbow Horizons has been advertising the so-called "Gay Days Out" to Alton Towers on several gay dating and networking websites, conning hundreds of people.

During the time I was "working" for him, I had no idea whatsoever what he was getting up to. All my time was spent building a website for the company, which he never used. I intended visiting his home address, but was warned against doing so by the police. This man made my life a living hell for months, and that is no exaggeration. He needs to be stopped.

jj453

Does anyone know if there are other people involved in this Scam?

jj453

mrio720 wrote: »

I was scammed by this man in a different way. I was employed by him (under the name of Nathan Scott) to work at his new company, Xcite Travel, at the beginning of February. Over two months, I worked from home building a website that was never put on the internet, and I was never paid a penny in wages. What I did get was this man signing me up to three mobile phone contracts, and in April, trying to take over £600 from my bank account by direct debit. Everything was reported to the S!!!!horpe branch of Humberside Police.

A week before the money was taken and I learned the truth, the police visited my home at nearly midnight, and demanded to see a "Nathan Hudson". This name meant nothing to me, and they eventually left. After looking at his home address on the electoral register (for I had visited his home in Cottingham, Hull, for this was where the Xcite Travel business was originally being run), I too discovered that the family name was Hudson, with a Nathan S. Hudson having lived there.

Everything that I've found out has been reported to Humberside police. O2, one of the two phone companies involved, has already completed its investigation and has released me from the contract, saying that the account was certainly fraudulent.

I have been keeping a track of Mr Hudson's movements, and under the company Rainbow Horizons has been advertising the so-called "Gay Days Out" to Alton Towers on several gay dating and networking websites, conning hundreds of people.

During the time I was "working" for him, I had no idea whatsoever what he was getting up to. All my time was spent building a website for the company, which he never used. I intended visiting his home address, but was warned against doing so by the police. This man made my life a living hell for months, and that is no exaggeration. He needs to be stopped.

Please also log your issue with Allen Goh at 'Companies Investigation Branch' ([EMAIL="Allen.Goh@berr.gsi.gov.uk"]Allen.Goh@berr.gsi.gov.uk[/EMAIL]), as I'm sure he'll be wanting to here about this!!

lifestyle_2

I have also been scammed by Nathan Scott.

I first met him when his new company, Prestige Rail started shadowing the railway company I work for, which shall remain nameless, although people may be aware of who they are.

He shadowed our catering staff for two weeks onboard our scheduled services with his boyfriend, Mark Peers and Mark's mother, Janet Peers. I expressed an interest in going to work for the company, before I found out it was a fake business. All of our staff where roped in to training their staff, who probably also have no idea that it is a scam.

The company I work for only became aware things where fishy when Cargo D, the rolling stock lessees got in touch, and I sent my manager details of this website. At that point the shadowing was due to finish anyway, and the last I saw of Nathan Scott was on a train from Chester to Wrexham one day. He said he was going to look at offices in Wrexham, "because if you start a business in Wales, the Welsh Assembly throw money at it", to quote Nathan.

Its a real shame, because on the face of it he seemed a really nice guy. Although prior to us finding this out about him, he was offering all of our staff the same job "Catering Manager". He approached me to do a training booklet for him as I now run my own consultancy business, which I obliged.

He never paid me for it to say the least. What has worried me is that I have sent him my CV, so he knows my personal details now and god knows what he could use them for.

All of this happened a matter of two weeks ago, have a contact mobile number for him, his previous known address in Manchester, and a contact number for Prestige Rail. All of these details have been handed to the police and to trading standards.

I also believe my company are suing him for not paying the training fee.

If anyone wants any more information, get in touch. Ive dealt with far worse then him - mostly in my own family so if he is reading this - never kid a kidder.

Like I said, anyone want details get in touch.